Lake Vättern · Sweden · Artificial reef · Freshwater
Smaragden
A boat scuttled in 2012, five minutes out from Jönköping harbour
Smaragden is a small boat scuttled in southern Vättern in 2012, one of only two vessels sunk on purpose at this end of the lake. It sits a few minutes by boat from Jönköping harbour, and it suits Open Water divers who already have a few boat dives behind them or who go down with a divemaster.
Also known as Vraket Smaragden.
Where it is and how deep
No published position for this site — the map shows Lake Vättern and its other sites; operators know the mooring.
The dive
The dive is on a single hull about 12 m long, resting on the lake bed at 14 m. There are small details on the wreck worth a close look or a photograph, and divers trained for it can swim through the hull, though the space inside is very tight.
Marine life and season
The sources we used don't single out particular species here.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair | Fair | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Fair | Fair |
Season follows Lake Vättern: Lake courses run in spring, summer and autumn, and from November training moves to an indoor pool. No month is singled out as the best.
Know before you go
- The hull can at times be sensitive to touch, and contact can leave poor visibility around the boat.
Dive videos
Smaragden I Vättern · Niklas Sannelius on YouTube
Sources
- Lokala dykplatser — Atlantis Dive College
More dive sites in Lake Vättern
A loop around a small island straight from a harbour ramp
Wreck
One of four wrecks off Karlsborg, all shallower than 20 m
Vertical walls, a steep southern slope and fallen boulders to the north
Freshwater
Pike, perch and burbot over a rocky plateau off the shore
Wreck
Two-masted brick freighter known to divers as Hajen
Similar dives elsewhere
A neon-yellow Piper once owned by astronaut Alan Shepard, hovering at 10 m
A 10 m steel submarine replica on the 7 m entry-level shelf
An airliner cockpit on the 7 m shelf, placed around 1967
Artificial reef
Amber-Wash Pump
Sinyavino Lake & Yantarny · Russia
The pump that washed amber from the quarry ground, now on the lake bed